Grande Prairie Gallery Ready to Open

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"Rendering of the interior of the restored Art Gallery of Grande Prairie."

Rendering of the interior of the restored Art Gallery of Grande Prairie.

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"Rendering of the interior of the restored Art Gallery of Grande Prairie."

Rendering of the interior of the restored Art Gallery of Grande Prairie.

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"Rendering of the interior of the restored Art Gallery of Grande Prairie."

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Photographer: Candice Popik

"Inside the newly restored Art Gallery of Grande Prairie."

Inside the newly restored Art Gallery of Grande Prairie.

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"Exterior of the restored Art Gallery of Grande Prairie."

Exterior of the restored Art Gallery of Grande Prairie.

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Grande Prairie Gallery Ready to Open

After a substantial session of fundraising and rebuilding, the newly renamed Art Gallery of Grande Prairie is set to fully open this fall in two revitalized spaces. Formerly the Prairie Art Gallery, it has expanded into the restored 1929 Grande Prairie High School Building, which incorporates the landmark purpose-built Montrose Cultural Centre. The milestone marks a great leap forward for the Gallery, whose staff and directors have spent years renovating and re-establishing the space after the High School building, a designated historic site, suffered a partial roof collapse in 2007. None of the work in the Gallery’s collection was significantly damaged, and the event set off a five-year process of full restoration.

Now that the restored building is fully connected to the Montrose Cultural Centre, the gallery will be completely open and functioning as the AGGP with an opening celebration on September 28 and 29th as part of Alberta Culture Days, with the final touch to this long-term project coming soon. The Gallery has commissioned Lethbridge artist David Hoffos to create a site-specific outdoor work, called Night School, which will be installed outside the door of the newly restored building.